Posts Tagged ‘don christensen’

And so we have another 30-Day Challenge opportunity upon us. It feels like there’s been a particularly enthusiastic buzz around the studio for the past few months, which may explain the unique excitement felt around this Challenge. Maybe it’s your twentieth Challenge over the years or maybe you’re feeling the stimulant of signing up for… More details

January 2018 Editorial A common rumination frequently repeated during this season is the rampant wish for a better coming year, with the supposed relief that comes by leaving the passing year behind. What is unfortunate about such a sentiment is that carries an air of defeat, as if we were beaten up by the past… More details

December 2017 Editorial I imagine it is being discussed somewhere, though as we witness the most profound acknowledgment of the existence of societal sexual harassment in modern history, I have yet to see any recognition of what is the key contributing factor to this malfeasance. We do know that as sad and painful as it… More details

On November 24th, the day that many identify as Black Friday, MYBW will be offering free yoga classes to the community. This action is our way of contributing to the wakeup call that is gradually growing to challenge the out-of-control consumerism that has gripped our modern society and continues to greatly damage our planet. We’re… More details

It is said that at the source of all conflict lies misunderstanding. Conflict itself is the dust kicked up which clouds our ability to see misunderstanding simply as a dynamic; one that is not bad or wrong, and one that can most always be worked with. There is understanding and misunderstanding, yet all that really… More details

I feel incredibly fortunate, for so many reasons, that I was born and have always lived in Canada. Despite these riches, my experience also included having the naïveté that can accompany a young, white, middle class male who thought that most of the world shares a similar want and experience to his; that of supporting… More details

Every studio in the Moksha/Modo community (77 and counting) is guided and inspired by seven philosophical pillars*. These seven principles were chosen to uphold the integrity of what it is our studios offer; an asana practice that spills off our mats by transcending the benefits of our yoga experience throughout our overall behaviour. This all… More details

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR APRIL 1 2017 Probably like most of you reading this, I shall never forget my first yoga experience. In what I thought at the time was an unusually hot room, I had only gotten as far as Chair Pose when the words lit up big and bright on my mental marquee:… More details

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR MARCH 1 2017 Every once in awhile I must carry out a part of my role at the studio that, despite how many times I’ve had to do it, never gets easier. The last time I had such an experience was late last year. A Moksha Flow session was about to… More details

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR FEBRUARY 1 2017 Today I will step onto my mat. And as I do, I am reminded from that first moment, of the oft-forgotten, yet deeper reason of why I do this–the opportunity and privilege of remembering who I am and what I am. Today on my mat, I am reminded… More details